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~~ll!~,C-t% U, J zez:7 ~~~ / ,A, I "7 ; 1 1 %' CONTRACTS FOR OATS. Commissariat Department, Treasury Chambers, Nov. 8, 1826. S UCH Persons as are desirous of Contracting with the Agent for Otnumisiariat Supplies, to deliver 943,000 Pounds of OATS, at the Ordnance Depot, iu Tooley-street, may receive Particulars of ,the Contracts at this Office, between the hours of Ten anti Four, and deliver their Tenders, sealed up, and directed to the Agent for Commissariat Supplies, marking thereon ",Tender for Oats," on or before Tuesday, the 21st instant; but none will be received after Twelve o'Clock on that day ; nor will any Proposal ,be, noticed unless made on, or annexed to, a printed Particular, and the prices inserted in words at length ; nor unless a Letter be subjoined to such Proposal, signed by Two Persons of known property, engaging to become bound with the Party tendering in the sum expressed in the Particulars for the due performance of the Contract. - ANTED.---A Situation as GROOM, or' as v V 'GROOM andVALET to a' Single Gentleman, by a Young Man about Twenty-one, who can have a good two years' charac ter from his last place.—Apply, if by Letter, post paid, to J. at Mr. Lane's, No. 17, Strand. JUST PUBLISHED by HENRY COLBURN, 7 New Burlington street, London. (Removed from Conduit street.) • THE TOR MILL. By the Author of " BRAMBLETYY Housa ; or, Cavaliers and Roundheads.",3 vols. post Bvo. 3l e. 6(1. . . IL A SECOND SERIES of TALES of the O'HARA FAMILY, Containing Tux NOWLANS anti Pam of the CASTLE. S vole post Bvo. 111. RECOLLECTIONS of the LIFE of JOHN O'KEEFFE, (die Veteran Comic:Dratnatiat.) Written by himself; and corn :Prising numerous very curious and original Anecdotes of distin- PAK] persona in England and Ireland, from the year 1765 to the Present time. In two vola Bvo,, with a tine. Portrait. 28s. IV. THE YOUNG RIFLEMAN'S COMRADE, a NARRATIVE of his MILITARY ADVENTURis, IMPRISONMENT, and SHIP WRECK. Edited by Goethe ; and printed uniformly with " The Adventures of a Young Rifleman;" in 1 vol. post tivo. 9s. 6d. • V. A SECOND EDITION of the ADVENTURES of a YOUNG RIFLEMAN. Post tilvo. 9s. 6d. Awl in a feW days wilt be published. MEMOIRS of the LIFE of IVES. SIDDONS. By Jmurs IloAmni, Esq. interspersed with Anecdotes of Authors and Actors, and intended as a Companion to the Life of Mr. Kemble. Print ed uniformly with that work, in 2 vols. Bvo. with a fine Portrait, engraved by TURNEA, from a Picture by Sir THOMAS LAW HAMM Price 28s. VII. TALES OF A VOYAGER.—Sroniits Tom) AT Stitt during Veyage recently made to the Arctic Ocean. Interspersed with curious anecdotes, and a Narrative of the various Adventures of the Voyage. ' S vols. post Bvo. EAGLE BRITISH and COLONIAL LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICES (Established 1807), Cornhill, ar! ,l Regest.street. DIffEeTORS. Sir'WILLIAM RAWLINS, Chairman. Cr JOHN PERRING, Bart. and Ald., Deputy Chairman. `3an►uel Birch, Esq. Ald. J. J. Rawfirma, Esq. Cliriatopher Fryer, Eaq. John Richards, Esq. Thomas Greenaway, Esq. Peter Skipper, Esq. Walter A. Peacock, Esq. Richard Whiteavea, Esq. Benjamin Rankin, Esq. • Edward William Windus, Eaq. MANAGINO Beethaftl, 'Esq. F.L.S. Prorsictaw—John Spurgin, Gnildforol.street. S►iReEON--.fames Samos, Esq. Fi►sbury-square. The Directors have caused new Tables to be calculated, in Which tire valun of Male and Female Life are, for the first time, distinguished. Annual Premium required for the Assurance of 100/. to be re- itived on the Death of a Aged, st. st 1 15 1 2 3 2 15 0 3 15 0 5 14 '7 MALE. FEMALE. Seven Years. I Whole Life. !Seven Years. I Whole Life, I: c. 1 6 3 1 12 2 • I 17 4 2 12 3 4 7 11 d. 226 1 S 0 2 • 9 10 1 8 V 3 4 4 A 13 9 4 111 4 I 17 3 6 18 2 3 7 0 Assurances on the Lives of Invalids are granted, in all casee not il nedinely affecting the duration of life. • Colonial, Indian, and Maritime Assurances may be made for any Period, or for the whole term of life. Four -fifths of the whole Profits of the Establishment are perio dically divided among the assured, whether abroad or at limn°. No Fine or Fee for Non-appearance or Entrance. A Medical Officer attends daily at the Office in Contbill, at two 0el " .1 , before whom Parties proposing Assurances may appear, all inquiries respecting health beh)g conducted solely by Medical 'lent • and most of the common obstacles to Assurance removed from the details of the Office. _ ________ . HENRY P. SMITH, Actuary. TCLARK'S GENERAL OUTFITTING • WAREHOUSE, for the EAST and WEST INDIES an d SOUTH AMERICA, EXETER 'CHANGE , STRAND. "moat, Weill; 'and Writers going to India, and Gentlemen Proceeding to South America, or any other part of the Globe, Will find in this Establishment the whole of their Military Ap- Point inents, Swords, Chagos: Sashes, Belts, Pistols, 84. toge ther with a large and well-manufactured stock of Sea Cots, Couches, ti Bedding ; Cabin Wash•hand Tables, Chairs, and Lamps ; Chests, Mule and Bullock Trunks, and every other &scrip ion of T ravelling Equipage. AN ASSORTMENT OF CANTEENS, ready fitted with the L *e tseary requisites - for India, ,and other tropical climates ; like - F~ great variety of Silver and Plated Articles, Knives and t ks, suitable for families, going abroad ; Military " and Hindos nee books Maps, &c. L A PASISIONA,BLE STOCK of Carriage, Carrick'', Tandem, r, ,i•• Stanhope and Chaise HARNESS, with every descrip ?of Saddlery, &c. &c. for home use, East and West Indies , and . Sout h America, which merit inyection from their excellent 14 ntY, first style of workmanship, and moderate prices. ez A!l tke A rt i c l es i n t hi s E sta bli s h ment are warran t e d, and the win g pl ea o f fif ty years stan di ng i s st ill str i ct ly a dhered to, of but o ne R ea d y M oney Price, from which no abatement bertrade. ABINET-M A K E It S' ‘,..! CLIEAP-CATIINr" ' SOC lETY.-- 1 and UPHOLSTERY, at the LON DON REPOSIToity LON CIETY, bein g the only r farthe CABI NET - MAKERS ' SO '7l, corne r of LEADE;IIAr nosy existing in London, Nu. p,, p, and which hoe been _.L.sTREET, opposite Ablgate Fur Ready Money, anti no Abeeittetttlhi" upwards of Six years. The Trustees and Committee reea7. e ' inform the Nobility it:te t t : L : l l; l l 4 e Establishment for and Gentry, that they still conduct n th e Benefit of industrious anti ing t large families), by offering their MantsiteettnhauleAsrtiewlestminhativiee Cabinet Line of the beet workmanship, and . 4.4: 0 1 : 1 House in London, no other profit being re quirert r ha t t han a l : y 41” ; being satisfied edt af: the warehouse rent and incidental expenses ; constant employment to enable them to tupport their famili i ee th the number of whom appear by the Books of the last Quarterly' Molting to be 146. From the great patronage the Committee have received, they are in hopes of increasing that number. The t following is a Specimen of the Low ' Priem; ask e d ; a l l loode 'Warranted : • ' .e. a. d. Five feet Mahogany Bedstead, four-post 4 10 0 Tent ditto - -. 16 0 ordered M attress to fit - '1 1 0 41 , 41,0 t,rany Drawers with solid ands - 3 5 0 i i .iglit MabOgany Chairs - - '6 10 0 4 0gany Pembroke Table - 2 0 0 Feather Bed free from dust and smell, . from .£2 12 0 to 8 8 0 12rawing-room Sofa, from £5 5 0 to 7 7 0 gl °fa Bedste a d, - - 38 0 tal 'allany Horse-flair Sofa - - 610 0 tipwarilv ~1 k quantity of Paper Hangings for Bed, Dining, and Drawing at ne ar ly 'l'ha Trade will find it worth t h e i r iitte ntion. Furnished at a few days' notice, and Apartments in a m°1411 . ----Goods packed free of expenoe except the matting. COMAIIITTES• T. Cord er I J. Wilson J J. Carter ,„ T. Hasler J. Unett t W. %ghoul n IIRNELL„ Agent. J. HASLER, Secretary ,- ///,' • • . ... •.. ‘ /. . \ ( , •, , : :. .41. ~,ed e r..,- ....,, ...__,..„,,, _,,..-../. _,.. No. 10,667. NEW INVENTION. COLLINGE, Author of the Pitent Axletrees, 4 P-F • has invented a new HINGE for GATES DOORS, &c., which, from its peculiar formation, constitutes au universal joint: and as it combines the important advantages of moving in Oil, with the effectual exclusion of Air and Dust from the parts in ac tion, they will continue permanently in order. Gates of any weight or dimension, suspended upon these Hinges, may be open and shut with incredible ease: The external part may be made to any design, ,and richly ornamented ; and all doors to which they attach may be taken off in an instant, and replaced with equal facility. The most eminent Architects and Builders, who have seen this Invention, pronounce it, from its simplicity of con struction, beyond the power, of human ingenuity to improve.— A reference can be given of the seats of the Nobility and Gen try where they are adopted. Various kinds may be seen in use at•'the Patentee's Manufactory, Bridge-road, near the Marsh- Gate, Lambeth. Gentlemen, Architects, and Builders, who are. remote from Loudon, may receive a copper-plate engrav ing and description, through any respectable Correspondent in London. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. COUNTRY DIARY, Mortnai, Nov. 20. Baskett, C., Poole--London Tavern, Poole—l I Bridgford, J., Manchester—Star, Manchester--11 iuknot, J. and J., South Shields—George, Newcastle-11 Challinor, J., Bolton-le-Moors—Star, Mauchester-9 Fisher, W., Cheltenham—Spread Eagle, Gloaceiter-1 Higgins and Theobald, Norwich—Swan, Norwich-4 Hutchinson, W., St. Philip and Jacob, Gloucestershire—Rum mer Tavern, Bristol—l Kershaw, 11., Dukinfield—White's Hotel, Manchester-1 Marklove, D., Berkeley—Ram, Gloucester-11 Messiter, N., Fronts Selwood—White Hart, Bath-2 PoppJewell, J., Kinagton—George, Kingaton-1 Wood, J. and W., Hollingworth—White's, Manchester-2 TUESDAY, Nov. 21. Allen, J., Oxford—Mitre, Oxford-7 Baskett, C.,' -Poole—London Tavern, Poole-11 Blaakett, J., Newcastle—Turk's Head, Newcastle-11 Bridgford; J., Manchester—Star, Manchester-11 Challinor, J., Bolton.le-Moors7-Star, Manchester-9 Dmitrill, P., Manchester—Star, Mancbester-2 Fisher, W. sen., Cheltenham--Spread Eagle, Gloucester----I Forster and Wylam,. Newcastle—Turk's Head, . Newcastle-11 Graves, 0., Manchester—Hayward's Hotel, Manchester-2 Gresham, G., Kingston--Dog and Duck, Kingston-10 Hallett, W. jun., Tenby—Swan, Bristol-1 Hallett, W. sen., Pembroke-Stran, BriStol-12 Howell, R., Ditcheat—George, Castle Cary-11 diumberstott. and Co., Kinkston-7-Dog and Duck, Kingston-11 :Hutchinson,• W.' St. Philip and Jacob—Rummer, 'Bristol-1 Kershaw, R., Dukinfield—White's, Manchester-1 King, J., Bnrouglibridge—Vittoria Tivern, 'Kingston-11 Miles, W., 'llerefortl7-Sitireld:all, Hereford-11 • • Orton, J., Moretoultanipsteed—King John, .Exeter-11 Peace, G., Dendp-dale—White Lion, Huddersfield-6 Rutter, J., Winterton—Dog and Duck, Kingston-11 Scott, J., Liverpool—Mr. Dunn's, Birmingham-4 'Scholfield, R., Pilkington—Star, Manchester-11 lipping, G., Openehaw—King's Arms, Manchester- 7 -2 Warder, J., Stoulton—Angel, Pershore-712 Weight, J. and J., UleY—Fleece,' Bodborough—l2 •Whitehead, R., Norwich—Norfolk Hotel, Norwich-4 Wood, J. and W., Hollingvvorth—White's, Manchester-2 INSOLVENTS APPLYING TO BE DISCHARGED. COUNTRY.—At the Court-house, Lancaster, November 21, at Ten. Bond, R., Barnsley, weaver Bootle, W., Standish, plaiterer Brownbill, R., Manchester, blacksmith Butler, R., Cheshire, publican Coxon, T., Manchester, brick-maker Downey, J., Mancheiter, broker Geodier, J., Manchester, shoemaker Greaves, J., Manchester, builder Greenwood, J., Salford, attorney Greenwood, IL, Blackburn, farmer Hopwood, J., Newton Heath, weaver 'Howarth, .1.,' Hollingworth, farmer' Jolley, W., Manchester, butcher Linley, W., Chorlton Row, tailor Moore, A., Brad ford, commission-agent Radcliffe, J., Manchester, pattern-designer Rhodes, 11., Manchester, hatter Ilishton, T., Blackburn, slater Rodgers, J., Oldham, coach-maker Rothewell, P., Manchester, cotton-spinner Scales, IL, Blackburn, farmer Stringer, J., Manchester, book-keeper Taylor, J. and S., Bolton, weavers Thompson, J., Sheepridge, manufacturer Wallwork, J., Bolton, shoemaker Ward, J., Blackburn, calico-printer Wayland, T., Bermondsey, superintendent of a tan-yard Wilkinson, 8., Bolton, butcher Worthington, A., Chadderton, bricklayer • DUELS IN AMERICA.--On the 28th of September a duel was fought between General Samuel Houston and General William White, of Tennessee, the latter having given the challenge. General White was severely wounded. The combat took place in Kentucky, just over the line.—Young Murat and Colonel Ma comb, in Florida, have exchanged shots—the former, who belongs to a fighting dynasty, was slightly wounded. • ~. SCANDAL IN FRANCEO-4"ARIS, NOV. 11.—A curious appeal was heard before the Court of Cessation yesterday. The Abbe Gigeon, curate of the parish of Fargo., in the depart ment of the Landes, in a discourse from the pulpit a short time ago, to the great scandal of many devout ladies, openly asserted that there was a married woman among his parishioners who had every appearance of being enc'einte, though it was impossible that her pregnancy could hare been produced by her husband, as he had been absent fora long time. Now it unfortunately happened if the depositions taken sera the trial are to be believed, that there was only one pregnant woman in the minutiae at the tittle, and she was no less a personage than the wife of the Mayor. This lady, highly incensed that a distinction s'o 'honourable should he made a ground of insult, attacked the priest as he de scended from the pulpit, and exhausted a ,complete Billingsgate'. vocabulary upon the Abbe. Among other offeneive titles, she called the reverend divine a scandalous priest. The offended curate, deemed such an expression highly derogatory to Lis sacred office, complained to the Tribunal of Correctional Police, that the lady had been guilty of a gross outrage, inasmuch as she had in imbed a minister of religion; but the Court decided, that as both pertit ; s were in t h e wro ng, the case should be dismissed with costs. The Abbe then resorted to a civil action for defamation to the 'tribunal of Mont Marsan, - which confirmed the judgment of the Court of Correctional Police. Determined 'to pursue the matter a, far as possible, the Abbe then brought his complaint before the Court of Caseation here; but with worse success than ever, fur the Court not only decided that th e judgment of the other Co ur t s was irrevocable, but condemaed him to pay it fine to the State for ha ying publicly insulted a woman whose reputation was unsullied ; was her heard withgcalvosee and also ordered him to her a stipulated sum as a compeass tionbah that fur the unmerited stigma luty which had been cast upon her. The Lion. The night] the matter. You will have wi l y but the counsel for the lady stated that it Las his opinion that the cause should have been crease here, but thye rohberies, I am sorry to every publicity should he given sa ; tillairheaetin'ten.liwitlitiloelinei in crease night, and I understaturinattt have directed their same ' r Pellegrini was robbed of his watch on the other heard that the singe out of the Italian Opera ho had speak of eight street robberi 4 the watch concealed shout t g the thief has been arrested, w person at the time. The newspapers fore last. It Was stated the otelia ing an English theatr e in PaettdaY, that the arrangements f or open which were committed the night be names of several actors were 's were empleted , and indeed the tire! ) , engaged. I am ena bl ed d tven of thote who had been pow tO inform you, however, that there is no sort of foundation for tl Leers agreed ,upurt, anti e ven te ti ::Portt as no arrangement has yet . permi ss i on to o p e n an English theatre peiwauently has not yet been 01, • hAlfted, ..,' ' . re:4' '' , e .„, , 4% - ..M,.. , ...,..... -.) z, .-. .• . -' 21.'.. . -. 4 - -- &'- \ r= 1'it),:7.,.1; • II ~ ‘ , Ilik`4,;,lr• ----.r)N 4 , 0 ' .1" . •• 'I •\ N r'V•PnIY,4I4,I , sA 4 0 , td it! : . ifilt. • , • '-',W -' , ' 1; ~' ' ‘.1 4 ''...— . • Itvl -••• , •C . ~...,4, 4 ', -• Tip NA • 4 40' 4 • '4 ).. , k.. • 4.1 , Yt '',.. ly ~ ~,* ,-. _ ... ~.4, , e2''' 40, -0' „atiik i l v i, qiiii.pgropplo-4 -0 a 1 ,„ i t 0i , ~1 bil ........ iniiii...... „.,_ •:„. ‘t .,..,, / , 4 .....,. , ...,,..,:.t, ..,„. ,„. ,_ v : A • .. „,,, -- _ _._ , , • i A., , , , .2",-. 6- • -4. 3.,, N.._.,.....-, Pmcv 7u. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—Nov. 16. Their Lordships were occupied timing the greater part of. the day in swearing in Peers. The Bishop of Landaff (I)e.Stutiner) took the oaths and his seat. The Right Rev. Prelate was introduced by the Bishop of London and the Bishop of Chicheiter. Earl O'Neill took the oaths and his scat. Lord Egremont was sworn in as a Peer of the United Kingdom, under the title of Baron Lovell and Holland. Their Lordships adjourned at Four o'Clock. FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1826. The THONIASON VASE at BIRMINGHAM. 'I his superb and unique specimen of the perfection of modern art, represents a large basin, whose circum ference is 23 feet, and height, including the pedestal, six feet. It is cast from models of the celebrated an tique vase in Warwick Castle, and agrees with its beautiful original, not less in the truth with which it has been copied, than in the excellence and beauty of the workmanship bestowed upon it. The metal of which the Thomason Vase is composed is bronze. Mr. Thomason, the owner and maker of this mag nificent vase, was in 1814 in Paris, whither, however, his fame had preceded him, and accordingly on his ar rival, be was surrounded by t ill the literati and anti quarian researchers of the good city of Paris. Amongst these, was the celebrated Monsieur Denon, and from this gentleman Mr. Thomason learnt that the ancients had not the 4rt of casting large metallic vases, br even statues, a Atet which is amply verified by the circumstance that no specimen of their produc tions in this art is now extant, which exceeds a cubit, or 21i inches in height. Mr. Thomason then com municated to Monsieur Denbn his intention to attempt a large cast, and the latter recommended the rase at Warwick Castle as a fit subject on which to try his skill. Accordingly, on Mr. Thomason's return to England, he applied for permission to take models of this vase, and, which, 'after some little hesitation, he obtained. Seven years were occupied in completing the model from that which the vase was to be cast, as it was the anxious wish, of Mr. Thomason, that his vase should be an exact counterpart of the one from which it was taken. The difficulty of casting the metal being thus overcome, a still greater one remained, viz., that of colouring the :petal, a difficulty which Sir Humphrey Davy, and the first chemists of the day, deemed insuperable. Far from being disheartened with these adverse opinions, Mr. Thomason proceeded with his work with undaunted vigour, but, nevertheless, with that degree of caution and circumspection which such opinions expressed by such high authorities might be supposed to excite. After some trials upon lesser masses, he discovered that his success de pended upon a single point, viz. that of raising to, and keeping at one certain degree of heat, the atmospheric air of the chamber in which the process of bronzing was carried on. After six days and six nights of unin terrupted labour lie found the colour beginning to ap pear, and certainly nothing could be much more dis couraging than its first appearance, for it bore' a much greater resemblance to brick-dust than bronze. He, however, persevered, and had the extreme satisfaction of seeing every, day a progressive improvement, and on the thirteenth day produced a fine rich bronze of a reddish hue, the exact colour of the antique. It has two handles, and the ornaments consist of the attributes of 134cchus, and here and there pro files of the jolly Silenus are seen peeping from be•. neath the leaves of the vine and clustering grapes, with wreaths of which the Vase at the top ilnd bottom, and in ,the middle, is surrounded. These leaves are inter spersed with the steins and branches of the vine; the whole beautifully and sharply wrought in has relief— Lents quibus torn o radii 8 uperadd iis vit is Diffuses ederi vestit paLlente coryuibus Iu medio dun signs.--. Et =lli circum eat amiss amplexue acantho. These ornaments were copied in wax from the ori ginal in Warwick castle, by ArtistS specially appoint ed. by Mr. Thomason, not by impressions from the Warwick Vase, but by modelling, and this was the reason why so much time was occupied in this proce s s. The ornaments were cast s e p ara t e from the Vase, and are secured to, it by nuts and scre w s , an d th e w h o l e o f the interior of the Vase is then covered with a copper double gilt lining, and thus the nuts • and screws are effectually concealed, and an exact representation of the original; even to the thickness of the marble of which it is composed, has been preserved. The work was commenced in the year 1814, and finished in 1819. Medals representing the Vase, and recording this fact, have been cast'. The late and present Emperor of Russia have each made two, offers to Mr. Thomason to purchase this production of modern art at the sum of 10,000/., but Mr. Thomason, anxious for the honour of his country, and that this first and only specimen of extraordinary metal casting should not go out of England, has re flised each offer. We trust he will be rewarded for his skill and patriotism, and that the Thomason Vase may one day become public property, and be deposited in the British Museum, a monument of the national taste, and a proof of the perfection to which one branch of art had arrived amongst us. The ceremony of Confinnation was performed the other day by the Bishop of Chester, and a little boy.who men tioned his intention to atvad the rite, being asked its nature and objeets—" Why I shall take upon myself all the sins of my god fathers and godmothers, and be liable to serve in the militia."— Brighton Gazette. ANot.n ! to.--Quin thought angling a very cruel di version, and on being asked why, gave this reason—" Suppose some superior being should bait a hook with venison, and go a ouenntng, ' I should certainly bite, and what a fi gure I s h ou ld cut dangling in the air !"—Brighton Gazette, GAME LAWS.--A young gentleman was tried here on Saturday last, befiire a quorum of Commissioners of Sup ply, on a complaint at the instance of the Solicitor ofTaxes fur Scotland, for behoof of hie Majesty, founded on the Act of Geo. 111. c. 98, for killing game without a licence.. He was convict ed, and fined in the mitigated penalty of 101. sterling. Several objections were stated on the part of the defender against the pro may be int e resting to se y The statute t r l e t e e d p h u lg b . lic, O a l s le d 818t'el"stskatllotil.tetrielotlaibijoetcticei"i: briefly. provides, that " where the offender has not sufficient minis to pay the penalty, he shall be committed to the House of Correction, there to remain any space of time not exceeding six calendar months." It was argues, that the fact charged; though created an guilt—tleat the throe Laws are odious sraantduten;:inresvoslivvede, a n n o d e n siTi r tr a tt l ry to the spirit of the corn terms o ug h t not to b e ex 'elJr.udge a c ti ng under them is !nen l aw o f the lend—t h at as severe . penal con sequences are at. t t a e n c i re d t t b o y bound to con fi ne hi mse lf to the very l e tt er of the enactment, in a t i l n ee lp v ii i c o a la t t io io n e — e o t f h t a h t em e , be t l matter of such delicacy and importance us the liberty of the sub ject—and that therefore to grant,a warrant of commitment to the common gaol, would be an excess of power for which the CoMmissiouers would incur serious responsibility. Another young man was triad and convicted at the same tune. The same objections were urged on his part, but they were rep e ll e d in both cases: consequently, intimations were given of appeals to the en suing Circuit. Court of Justiciary. If the above reasoning sound, imprisonment cannot follow a contravention of the Game Laws in the northern counties, until a new legislative provision is obtained, or we have a tiomeof(Airreecitm...th veriten Courio. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The swearing in of the Members was again proceeded with to day. After all the Counties of England had been tailed over in alphabetical order, the Members present for Wales, tirot,l 4 a, and Ireland, were then called to the table at the same time, arid took the oaths. • All the English Members not sworn, who hsp pened to be present, took the oaths at the same time. Among the Members who took, their seats in the House for the first time, we observed the Earl of Brecknock, the new Member for Bath ; .11r. Spence, the new Member far heading; Mr. Barcitty, ;en kinson, Mr. Scott, Mr. Easthope, Mr. Harrison, and Al4;;1eor, rmut. Upon the county of Suffolk being called over; Mr. Wilks, the Member for Sudbury, did not appear. The Members having been sworn and having subscribed their names, the House adjourned shortly after Four o'clock. LUNATIC ASYLUM IN MIDDLESEX. LETTER TO THE MAGISTRATES OF mmtnEsEx. Or Nris:atior,—llaving been actively engaged for more than a quarter of a century, in an attempt to ascertain the numbers, and improve the treatment of what, without any improper use of language, may justly be called the most helpless, and NO, in some Measure, the most neglected portion of the human species (the insane poor in this great'and mighty Empire) ; I feel that I have acquired a kind of prescriptive right to offer you my senti ments i n a question which, I understand, is about to engage your attention, viz.--the propriety of establishing'a Public Lu natic Asylum in the County ofilliddlesex, _ . I have seen, perhaps, more lunatics, and certainly more lunatic asylums, than any man in Britain ; and, therefore, I am quite sa tisfied that the few observations I now venture to address to you will meet with all the attention they may appear to merit. You, Gentlemen, are all perfectly aware, that, about nineteen years. ago, an Act of Parliament was passed, through the humane exer tions Of the Right Hon.. Charles Watkin Williams Wynn, then Under Secretary of State for the Home Department ; and that this Act authorises the Magistrates in England and Wales to establith public asylums for the reception and treatment of the insane poor within their respective counties; and I also presume you are equally aware, that several very excellent asyluMs have been built, under the authority of this Act. How comes it, then, I would ask, that the question of building such an establishment in this, the 'metropolitan county of England--4hat the pro priety,' if not the necessity of such a measure, Ws escaped the notice of the magistrates till this Very late . honr? I readily admit that there are many, very many asylums within the bounds of the county, established by individuals for their private gain, where the insane poor of the several parishes have b een , an d st ill are confined ; and that the existence of such establishments may be offered as a plausible excuse, by individual members, for this neglect of a part of your duty as a general body. While the evil was kept out of sight, the absolute necessity of the measure may not have been generally,felt ; but when the question is investigat ed, and its proper bearings are brought before you, I ant certain you will show every willingness to do away with any reproach your tardiness hitherto may seem to have merited ; and, by your zeal and unanimity, speedily carry into effect. the humaneprovi sions of Mr. Wynn's Act. The crowded and uncOmfortable state of the majority of the • private asylums, in the neighbourhood of London, must he known to' many of you ;.--tbey eau be considered as nothing better thaii . large prisons, where the insane:re confined ;—as li spitals forthe treatment and cure of insanity, all of them, I maintain, in at far as the parish poor are concerned, are wholly unlit, and perfectly, uselesp. Yet you will allow, that a lunatic asylum ought to be an hospital, and is what the Legislature has ordered flat county asylums should he. Lord Robert Seymour, a most active and intelligent member of your bodY—S Nobleman' whose exertions, in the cause of hu manity, have never been surpassed--hat informed you, in a letter dated 12th of June, last year (a copy of which is now before me), " that at Bethnal Green,' in ,one of Mr. Warburton's houses, be saw three hundred and fifty-two paupers, one hundred and ninety-two private patients, ;and fifty-three attendants, making altogether five hundred and forty-four patients ; and that the physicians who visited the paupers, by order of the parishes', had repeatedly declared that the crowd in Mr. Warburton's house made the recovery of these paupers highly imp ro b a bl e ." Hi s Lordship informs you further, " that each of the dormitories con tainedfrom sixte e n t o twenty beds ; and, on the female side, that many of the paupers lie two in a bed, the bedsteads being only 18 inches from each other; and that the exercising yards were more crowded than ever yet was dog kennel." From my own know ledge, I affirm,' that this description will apply to a very great majority of the private asylums in the counties of Middlesex and Surrey. . • _ It is not in the power of any man, or number of men, to bestow upon the inmates of such establishments either the medical or moral treatment that their cure imperatively calls for. Look at our well-regulated public asylums, as they now exist in the metro polis, and in the counties where they have been established under Mr. Wynn's Act. Look at the numbers discharged, cured, from these public hospitals, and compare them with the numbers die charged from even the beat regulated and least crowded of our private institutions ;. and then tell me, if you have done well in allowing the present system of providing for your instate poor to exist so long : and yet i t m .h d ia )w is n o pei nl) . i ' vit so at fa in r e a u s t t o l f ie th a e bs .i t t ra isat t o ! n t ee fe .opu e l l i i vo n ir g neit o r)eli f humanity is concerned. 'There is, however, Gentlemen, still fort another point, of more importance than any such abstract feeling, and which, as Magistrates of this county, and gnardiat, of 'the rights of the community, you are bound to take into consider: ation ;--this is, the enormous expense which tte present system has entailed upon the several parishes. • By returns b m ‘l‘i a :ii i i l il e i ' ll to gi?e t n l t ie tn e .e ler i k o of d t e h ll e y pe ; ac a e i , m i i t appears that tililelaitta motert 11 , 1 S r e o f are now upwards of seven hundred insane pauper,' in actual con co ew finement; that, of these , . six hundred are in private asylums, about fifty in public hospitals, and the rest in pariah workhouses; and that upwards of eighteen thousand pounds are required for the support of these paupers, Now, Ido not hesitate to nflirm (and it can be prevail by a reference to those counties where toy lums have been established), that, even deducting the full interest o asylum , nt el f .e v r o e rti p iva e e r nt rhy c ee e; e4 . r noh fo liir r a i . h o oc e ti ii i i i ese e ,r y i lev upon ied to gentlemen, build uhn the i wy furnish r e i sdhi diminished ill allow, iusiaammaatli gteat and pressing. lostea e d a , t t 4it h l eF ice die to tiul y es our be n in o t e benevolenttio°lairlsksolf the ito takenrf)piabing a l i t e l no l c e t pe a s e i l a n i ::a t i , u a n i a v r : I l ' e y n e td • pu l a i : a s d i n, l er rio n se tu ta t r oci a t n ie rt l yis oE bl:it,a)rktout proposingo I f g u t tu t l e l 4 ' y te, o ut y p ~wo:an m i t : pi 1, 1 1 e s osi is ol s : e ra e ttti m ii : s o to have rt ought to public duties with which you have been entrustad, The Legislature having full confidence in the p r'per Wings of a t o : l a w r E i t a ondfgisiteihs:iragfreaatru:at:Tantli allowed ilevialeldvaeantiasyl)lopwreheifinu. i t il e rui hii g n iiiii l l e yg it oou t fr o tel ex to i at e yn ise .ti p y l lu ee r r oc e j n , t : an establishment is ;Monty proper,fo bruttiaiebssollitit,teolyrtneofi yourselvesof your and the inhabitants of Middlesex, y t tvettp. l l o 6alt i b e e6e'4 u teTis . il p rili i rh.ria . "' e aetu se fifi4lisp):l i rt i ly t est:h t adores • '7o• Werafifelt:rhr:onueetgtoi V i t ' l l in t eBll ; n4 ;a tei r ie g n u abs i jiutec i l t :,:tshteilmee: ge:111 m r . P e a, our present excellent and indefatitgialletillietw) humane entri State, leas been much lauded liar his exertions and su.c-ces ,roving the criminal law, and itt providing for . - V " In She licensed houses and workhouses of Middlesex, ,it npeArs, that, out of 60 patients, 81 only, or about one.eighth, hrave disoungetl; that, In the lunatic asylums, 01•8851-ra tient*, Ib4o, or a luoportiou, nearly one-half, have beta 41 `'" - charged cured, and 171 relieved." --Vide Letter, signed Hobert nownei is Times new of 4cl ~l oveukorr, logo. ment of the profliglastonst It l y*gr but the beat act Obis public lif e —th a t ace' wit r 14* name innzicirtal se a Statesman, and beloved as a Cifilstian—Was the 1 111 Which he got passed. for the establishment of County Lunatic Asylums in Ireland. Amidst all the active labour which the political con cerns of that distracted nation imposed upon him, as Chief Se cretary of the Government in Dublin, he found leisure, not only to have the state of pauper lunatics examined into, but to prepare a Bill, and have it palmed into a law, compelling the Magistrates of the several counties in Ireland, at the command of the Govern ment, to build asylums for their insane poor. The state of Ire land, so different front that of England, made compultion in some measure necessary in the former kingdom when it was not con sidered so iu the latter ; yet I confess,.from the lukewartonsa with which many county Magistrates have treated this sacred trust, so committed to them by Mr. Write,' Act, I liavr often lamented that, in the various amendments it has subsequently undergone, a clause was not introduced, similar to that iu Mr. Peel's Irish Bill, which makes the measure imperative. I trust, Gentlemen, I shall have no occasion to lament the want of such a clause, in as far as you are coneerned ; and, if the matter has not already been decided upon, that you will lose no time in taking measures .to, investigate in what part of the county it may be proper to build. The treatment of insanity is row so well understood, and the requisites for tenpin a perfect,asylum, or hospital, 1044 step-, tion of insane patiebts so fully ascertained by experience, that they admit of very little iliscusmion; and no county in England iambs so many facilities for forming a must perfect establialtment as Middlesex. Your asylum should be at such a distance front the metropolis as to afford suffiCient Space ; yet not so distant as to ineke it in convenient for the patients' friends, or the parish physicians, to visit it frequently, or to be beyond the bounds of the Loudon police. Good air find plenty of.water are also of primary impor— tance ; vad all these are tobe amid within twelve miles of Hyde Park Corner. When your,plateb, however, ark more in train, I • will enter upon the incialitiea with more ttfinntentsa.; and, in all that reiter de either, the. plan pt the ii*voineut of any); 'auitykon, 1 humbly offer you the benefit of all the experience I have gained by time and travel. The agitation of the question of lunatic asylums, during the last twenty-five years, has obtained for medical science a great and de cided victory over all the prejudices and metanhyrical sophistry of your ancestors. The language of the schools bad brought into common use expressions and terms which led to' the grossest errors both in theory and practice. ' Insanity had muse to be considered a disease of the mind, unconnected with the body,-madness was railed " mental derangement." And mind being constdered something beyond the reach of pill or draught, the unhappy maniac was at once consigned by friend and doctor to the dungeon keep or cheerless cell, where, loaded with , fetters, he was lift, uncared for, to endure a state of often long-protracted :stiffernigs, until death put •an end to the scene. A temporary ailment was soon converted into a permanent disease; and the " doge in the kennel" were certainly more attended to' than the helpless' madman. Thank (lad it is now known, that insanity hilts curabl e as any disease to which mankind are subject ; that it arise, From deranged bodily functions—not mental affections; and that, by kindness and proper medicine, there , is often less difficulty in re moving this malady than Many others of whom juster notions have long been entertained by the faculty. Hence, Gentlemen, you have another, and, if I may ado speak, a still more sublime inducement for you to enter upon your task—that the sufferings of human nature May be alleviated, as well as a public duty performed. In proportion as proper treatment is adopted, the n um b er of the in sane will diminish, and - the expellee of - their maintenamst be lessened ; you cannot, then, grudge the lisle extra trouble by which so much goad is to be accomplished ;—you cannot hesitate for one moment, in carrying into effect a measure which, hub,. pendent of future advantage, is immediately to relieve the county of a very heavy expenditure. True it is, that the establishment of such an asylum as is now called for, will affect seriously the private interests of many madhouse keepers, who live by the present system, and have many inducements for wishing it to be continued ; but I should feel ashamed to think, that there was one among your whole number that could he guided by any such views; or who would dare to oppose a measure which is So much called fur by the numbers and condition of the insane poor in this county. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your very obedient Servant, ANDREW HALLIDAY, M.D. Hampton Court, 9th Nov. 1826. HAYMARKET THEATRE. Wednesday night being the dose of the performance at. this Madame Veetris delivered a P oet i ca l Add re4i. thernielves to the utmost to mak e an effort for the even. was crowded to excess, and t h e VtO IN 0001 0 , The theatre,hotise ing. 'This-following ,ie the Atltir t ot k i (The moment she appears the orchestra begins the sir " Cherry Rip e ." She rime forward and interrupt* it—theu addressee the audience.) ' Pray don't be alartred, but sit quietly there, I'm not going to sing " Cherry Ripe,' I devlsre • But those fiddles, tho' peacefully pl ace d on their ;helve., Would, front habit, squeak out " Cherry Ripe" of ttorualui. No ; my visit just now is, in kindness and pity, To save you from almost as hatckney'd,a • The tribute of thanks, in the self-same dull strain, • ' You've endured, patient victims ! again and again ; I saw it impending ! This •ominous hat, A true type of the " usual Address"--" stale and Bat ;" Parrett, Brest all in black, with a grave, solemn face, And these lintr cruel pages of trite common-place Jiang such dull underta!ter-like work !. Whew,. the reason (Shows a paper). We're not going to bury the Haymarket dem,. Can't we part as we meet ?—in good kumour Black Usher this night—then my name is n t the paper). There : acknowledge ma now, a fast fries', 1u di s t ress ; • i e tresent I've secured your escape front one fare , ;,,dl Add ress . • !Orr..e outlatulieh thing, " FlV.,,cluitzi" or " God save the King ;" swoit Y l i ei t sma s v h a o tgel u e l . d ecra t ui l l i ge e ah r r e td be utiihd, :oar the'Pole.or Boron, By Parry or nealtiop-..sente staring Yahoo ! ItYk'lrialt'itsbeetafieta-t.,17144-'sjpeeel just let of a b l i t n la s y s Cuse would be. Three bows, with three simpers insuff'rably sweet; The Cambric, one ahem and two steps in retreat ; Then conies , t Ladies and G en t s; t h e Proprietors' eAtifti.... Your humble servant too, every bit &me— • ' Honour'd, and tlattor'd-:-so much—itbat--1 feel— " What my limited powers —must—fail to reveal ;' " The Managers, grateful for favours, would speak • . . " All they feel ; but, unluckily, words are too Week ; ". And as for the Actors, so grateful are they, " That e'en language it mute, so—they've nothing to say E" In short, all are so grateful, that all were unable, " To thank you, though all had the tongues of a11.8, A Thus it stands iu plain English, all flourish fl',;tucted ; Our Managers' nerves are so finely constructr: 4 , That the sensitive creatures recoil a t the !f ig h t Of benches appallingly empty at nigh ; r lyvv‘i A :oo n ettuu d leri : 0 01 lititoi a l y a p._ ee i ,ri t re n :v:a i r l : a tne uus e .ui n ti eti t cy: U ni l gu e llayr et, i tr a tlie cit o tthol t ei t ,) el iuts: ;shown. By sympathy, surely imbibe VA coutagion.aptley an hope t in all vc s o please ease. Now, since 'tie by pleasing our patrons, alone too u flay rie steal for the future a hope front the pot ?---(4PIlliMio). 'ld we doubt it, thoie sounds would our terrors dispel : • So with thanks and good wieltee, we bid you farewell. >• LThe lines bet Ween the'brackets Were not spoken.] . ON h'ißO DE ------7--- ' A YING . :M ST LES WITH ~A LT0....-4-1. correspondent in th e Farmers' Journia,'who• dotes front Wei-- cestershir e , says, this treatment, lt ortion of salt up" it 1 ' with good effect f or destroying thistles.' I have made several " I hav e no d ou b t t h at sa l t ma y•b e made use of very few will surv i ve experiments, whi c h h ave un if orm l y b een a tt en d e d with success. The most eff ectual way is, to cut of f or b ru i se t h e t h istle, and then put a small p but the land should be gatte.over more than entv, to air if any Another cor may be accomplished without this trouble ; In two or have escaped. Salt is An) very serviwalde for destroying weeds that grow around farm build-, of all kinds, say nettles, dock'', &e. ihgs; but you must be careful not to use it too near fences or ttli-liee;°':dre'Arlir: Ytilnia)l'i'il'e6sa i t s r: iii . t:4l:7lt4'iiestAtnlFlLl:lutahnetsir ugoefreoanniii t h ree days the thistle will turn quite black; t n i l ,Zh a , a g is t i ul a l b Li t l a iir t rar:31 "1 :1 1 1 1 ; centre of the thistle. and, in eight or ten parson will salt asanany as f our or f i ve would cut d am the Toot and every part of it will be d estroyed. I have l way;. and with this diff erence, that salt cent h.,l",,d this It cheap and certain mode of clearing la n d f rom fikr a short period, to be ultimatelymo re p ro d uct i ve . T he salt '• p ‘t: li i te litni ly "; d i es 'e t ( ro )un ys the weeds, whereas the s p u d merely retards theta &,r should be applied to the large thistles before the stem is put fuetk ;; and care should be .taken that it is nit dropped upon the grass Or Cilitittelt+ll. " TerLitlelQolAdVfaittr a , ,'